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Memorial Day 2017 The graphic design of the Memorial Day stamps has been expressed over the years symbolically and through monuments. This year our Memorial Stamp depicts the National Memorial Hall. Jerusalem is also the focus for this year’s Memorial … Continue reading →

$1.00 Lowland Longjaw Galaxias-With its thin, elongated body and small fins, the glittery lowland longjaw is one of the ‘pencil’ galaxias. This shape allows them to burrow into the gravel to lay eggs, feed and to survive during flooding or … Continue reading →

Pig Nosed Turtle Fly River Turtles are large nearly exclusively aquatic freshwater exotics vaguely similar to a North American softshell but thicker and bulkier with a shorter, broader snout and more ‘flipper-like’ limbs. They are also known as ‘pig-nosed turtles,’ … Continue reading →

The World Wide Fund for Nature, abbreviated to WWF, works every day to build a future where humans live in harmony with nature. The organisation takes concrete action to preserve biodiversity, fight climate change and reduce our environmental footprint. The … Continue reading →

By Wolfgang Beyer Vice Chairman of the German Philatelic Collector Group ArGe Zoologie In Brazil a seminar on thematic philately will be organized from 6-8 August 2016. For this eventa postmark will be issued featuring real Grouper at the Arvoredo … Continue reading →

Monaco replaces the 2011 stamps with this issue.one that was issued in 2011. It is designed for companies under contract with the La Poste Monaco and is only for use for items posted to France or Monaco and weighing less … Continue reading →

Loadingvote:Freshwater Life is the third series of pictorial Post & Go Stamps by the Royal Mail since their introduction in 2010. The first two series, Birds of Britain and British Farm Animals, enjoyed massive popularity; and it’s fair to say … Continue reading →

This year Singapore post showcases the second series of the stamps. Two designs from the “1970: Osaka Expo” are chosen, featuring the guppy and the seashell. The guppy (Poecilia reticulate) is a small colourful species of freshwater tropical fish which makes … Continue reading →

The waters around Christmas Island are home to spectacular marine life, including hundreds of species of tropical fish, dolphins, whale sharks and beautiful corals. Around 575 species of fish have been identified from the island\’s waters and are mostly fishes … Continue reading →

The 2013 fish stamp features the Nototheniid fish. Nototheniid fish (Lepidonothen squamifrons) was overfished in 1970 and 1990, and its fishery was suspended. Inventory replenishment allows reconsidering the ban on its fishing. For the moment only fishing with bottom trawls … Continue reading →